savin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsævɪn/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
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(countable, uncountable) The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.
th'aged Nurse her calling to her bowre, / Had gathered Rew, and Sauine, and the flowre / Of Camphara, and Calamint, and Dill, / All which she in a earthen Pot did poure [...].
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| savins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
savin juniper (Juniperus sabina) · cover-shame (Juniperus sabina) · bastard killer (Juniperus sabina)
Translations (40)
nl zavelboom (Juniperus sabina) · pl Jałowiec sabiński (Juniperus sabina) · fi rohtokataja (Juniperus sabina) · es sabina (Juniperus sabina) · fr sabine (Juniperus sabina) · ota قره آردج (Juniperus sabina) · abq щхъанарат (Juniperus sabina) · enm savyne (Juniperus sabina) · sh sòmina (Juniperus sabina) · pl sawina (Juniperus sabina) · he אבהל (Juniperus sabina) · sq jermësinë (Juniperus sabina) · nl zevenboom (Juniperus sabina) · la sabīna (Juniperus sabina) · xcl ցրդի (Juniperus sabina) · cs jalovec chvojka (Juniperus sabina) · ka კაზაკური ღვია (Juniperus sabina) · ar أَبْهُل (Juniperus sabina) · fr sabinier (Juniperus sabina) · fa ابهل (Juniperus sabina) · xcl ցիրդ (Juniperus sabina) · de Stinkwacholder (Juniperus sabina) · abq дзыхӏвы (Juniperus sabina) · bg смрадлива хвойна (Juniperus sabina) · tr karaardıç (Juniperus sabina) · ca savina de muntanya (Juniperus sabina) · ar شَبِينَة (Juniperus sabina) · ang safine (Juniperus sabina) · xcl ցրդենի (Juniperus sabina) · pl jałowiec sawina (Juniperus sabina) · sh со̀мина (Juniperus sabina) · it sabina (Juniperus sabina) · ro cetină-de-negi (Juniperus sabina) · hy ցրդի (Juniperus sabina) · ab аҭәы́цбӷьы (Juniperus sabina) · ro sabină (Juniperus sabina) · hy ցրդենի (Juniperus sabina) · grc βράθυ (Juniperus sabina) · ka წყვედა (Juniperus sabina) · ru можжеве́льник каза́цкий (Juniperus sabina)